This paper addresses how domestic violence services to women of African, African-Caribbean, South Asian, Jewish and Irish backgrounds are structured by assumptions about ‘culture’ which produce barriers the delivery services. Phoenix’s (1987, ‘Theories Gender Black Families’, pp. 50-61 in G. Weiner M. Arnot (eds) Under Scrutiny. London: Hutchinson) discussion representation black is applied more generally analyse discourses gender racialization function within accounts service provision....

The present paper reports an investigation of the self-reported needs South Asian women suffering distress and mental health problems which may lead to self-harm suicide, uses data define indicators good practice for primary care. design was a qualitative study using focus group discussion. Four groups (using existing women's in Manchester, UK) formed setting this study. Each facilitated by one authors, discussions occurred Urdu, English Punjabi. An interview guide used, although direction...

Our paper is based on a qualitative empirical study of forced marriage in the UK and offers multidimensional view which challenges four key points that are currently central debate. First, explores problematic current European Union policies preventing focus raising age sponsorship for non-EU nationals migrating to UK. Second, conceptualizations consent at entry point into marriage. In contrast, survivors marriage, women’s organizations experienced providing services this group, both attach...

Little is known about general practitioners' (GPs') perspectives, management of and interactions with suicidal patients prior to the patient's suicide. The aims study were explore GPs' interpretations patient communication treatment in primary care leading up suicide investigate relationship between GPs mental health services a Thirty-nine semi-structured interviews people who had died by conducted as part retrospective study. Interviews transcribed verbatim analysed using thematic approach....

This article is based on the first Scottish study of survivor perspectives forced marriage. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight survivors. Our thematic analysis identified five key themes: understandings marriage, “grooming” process, betrayal, legal responses, and women’s resistance. Utilizing Stark’s framework coercive control Kelly’s concept conducive contexts, we illuminate hitherto under-appreciated dynamics marriage: (a) conceptualization marriage as a process rather than an...

This study aims to explore if and how cultural beliefs, norms, practices might contribute Nigerian women's experiences of sexual abuse violence. In-depth narrative interviews were conducted with 12 women origin living in the Northwest England who had experienced Women's accounts analyzed thematically, drawing upon a feminist-intersectional conceptual framework, analysis reveals that male privilege defined by gendered role expectation, religious rape myths, bride-price associated practice...

This article reports on an independent evaluation (2017–2021) of a domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training intervention delivered in three geographical areas England. Initially designed as standalone day by the Women’s Aid Federation England (WAFE), Trusted Professional developed into whole-organisation approach to working with DVA. The aims create system change targeting organisations (housing, children’s social care, health welfare services) likely be contact victims/survivors embed...

This paper highlights the importance of recognising forced marriage as a form violence and draws attention to interventions that are developing in Europe response marriage. The difficulties conflating all child marriages discusses different contexts childhood parts globe. UK is reputed have widest range policy practice guidance tackle therefore used case study this paper, but reference also made other countries thus ensuring wider relevance. paper's analysis based research studies on...

In this article we draw on feminist and psychodynamic theory to discuss processes of researching service provision for minoritised women escaping domestic violence. Our aim is take seriously the ways particular contexts, in case as produced by process topic, elicit specific responses. offer some conceptual tools analysing emotions generated these geographies. Taking ‘space’ research team our focus, analyse how culturally defined meanings ‘home’, community refuge that were focus topic also...

Journal Article Gender, Asylum Seekers and Mental Distress: Challenges for Health Social Work Get access Khatidja Chantler * Dr is a lecturer researcher in at the University of Manchester. She has undertaken range research projects including attempted suicide self-harm (South Asian women) on gender-based violence. also counsellor supervisor worked health social care settings over 25 years. Publications include: British, European International journal articles; book chapters co-authored...

This paper aims to contribute the prevention of future domestic homicide by analysing 141 reviews (DHRs) in England and Wales. All publicly available DHRs (n = 141) were retrieved from Community Safety Partnership websites Wales June 2016. Utilising a mixed methods approach, we designed templates extract quantitative qualitative data DHRs. Descriptive statistics generated SPSS. 54 analysed qualitatively, using N-Vivo for management. The findings revealed that perpetrators aged: 16–82 years;...

In England and Wales, Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) are completed following domestic homicides. They provide multi-agency accounts of families living with violence abuse (DVA) their interactions services. This study addressed children's involvement in homicide. We analysed all DHRs where there were children under eighteen among those published 2011–16. yielded a sub-sample fifty-five from total 142 reports. The extent exposure to homicide varied, some directly witnessing the homicide,...

Abstract Person-centred therapy typically fails to address structural dimensions of inequality such as 'race', gender and class. In this paper, I explore why is, what can be done about it – at the levels theory, practice organisation services. Drawing on person-centred theory practice, discuss theoretical practical resources that inform a critical therapeutic both attends individual connects with social contexts. Focusing intersectionality between gendered 'raced' positions mobilised within...

This paper draws on research conducted in Manchester, UK, examining service responses to African, African-Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian women experiencing domestic violence (Batsleer et al., 2002). Popular discourses of violence, which also feature services, are underpinned by ‘victim-blaming’ together with an assumption that only show agency control when they leave violent relationships, and/or what constructed as oppressive minority cultures. Contrary these perceptions, firstly,...

Risk assessment and management of suicidal patients is emphasized as a key component care in specialist mental health services, but these issues are relatively unexplored primary services.To examine risk secondary clinical sample individuals who were contact with services died by suicide.Data collection from proformas, case records, semistructured face-to-face interviews general practitioners.Primary data available for 198 the 336 cases (59%). The overall agreement rating between was poor...

Increasing evidence documents domestic violence and abuse (DVA) homicide of adults killed by a relative in non-intimate partner relationships. Most literature focuses on intimate homicide, yet homicides form substantial but neglected minority homicides. This article addresses this gap presenting an analysis from 66 reviews (DHRs) England Wales where the victim perpetrator were related, such as parent adult child. Intimate are excluded. These DHRs sub-sample drawn larger study examining 317...

This article draws on an investigation of service responses to women South Asian background who have attempted suicide or self-harm within northwest England outline policy challenges for adequate provision this population. highlights, in particular, the managers arising from and documented study, outlining implications improving policy, commissioning provision. We suggest that these omissions resulted distress going unrecognized name respect cultural diversity, thereby sanctioning policies...